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Bible Reading: Ruth
2:1-17
Key Verse: Verse 2 – “And Ruth the
Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let
me now go to the field, and glean ears
of corn after him in
whose sight I shall find grace. And
she said unto her, Go, my daughter.”
Key Words: And Ruth said...let me now go to the field
The name Ruth means
something worth seeing. As you study the
life of Ruth, you begin to understand why.
She was dedicated (she stayed with Naomi), she was obedient (she obeyed Naomi),
she was humble (she gleaned in the field).
Indeed, Ruth was something worth seeing.
I have no doubt that Ruth
was a beautiful woman to look upon.
Sam Janet wrote in Reader’s Digest, “My wife was grading a
science test at home that she had given to her elementary school class and was
reading some of the results to me. The
subject was ‘The Human Body,’ and the first question was: ‘Name one of the
major functions of the skin.’ One child
wrote: ‘To keep people who look at you from throwing up.’” I doubt that Ruth would cause anyone to throw
up.
She undoubtedly was an
attractive woman, but even more than her outward beauty, Ruth would have been
inwardly beautiful. The renowned Quaker
scholar, Rufus Jones, was speaking of the importance of having a radiant countenance. After his address, a woman “with an almost
unbelievably plain face” came up and asked him what he would do if he had a
face like hers. He replied, “While I
have troubles of my own of that kind, I’ve discovered that if you light up from
within, any old face you have is good enough.”
This I know, Ruth was lit up inwardly which caused her to glow
outwardly.
My prayer today is that
God not only would shine in me, but out of me as well.
What to do:
✞ Be
dedicated to God.
✞ Be
obedient to God.
✞ Be
humble before God.
✞ Be a believer worth seeing.
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